The predictors of objectified body consciousness among adolescents: Socıal appearance anxiety and social media use

The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors of social appearance anxiety and social media addiction on objectified body consciousness among adolescents. This descriptive and cross-sectional study included 502 adolescents. The Child and Family Information Form, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, Objectified Body Consciousness Scale-Youth Form, and Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents were used to collect data. Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis H test and regression analysis were used. In the study, being female, being pleased with one's weight, and following and being influenced by influencers all increase levels of self-objectification. It was found that social media addiction, social appearance anxiety, and self-objectification all have an effect on one another. It was concluded that social media usage characteristics, social media addiction, social appearance anxiety affect self-objectification. •Social appearance anxiety and social media addiction might increase the objectified body consciousness of the adolescents.•Following the influencers may pose a risk for the objectified body consciousness of the adolescents.•Objectified body consciousness might affect from satisfied with weight and social media.